The Manchester Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting the growth of business and the quality of life in the Parish and surrounding communities.
We all should be equally delighted with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce Website
The Chamber continues in its effort to play a vital role for its members and general business community in Manchester.
This website will serve to keep our members up-to-date on worthwhile information, mitigating our quest to keep a step ahead of our competitors.
We look forward to your comments, suggestions and support in this or any other area in the operations of the Chamber.
Best regards, Winston
President
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
PROFILE OF PROGRAMMES
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce continues its quest to serve its members and the general business community of Manchester to foster economic vibrancy in the Parish and economic opportunity for Manchesterians.
Monthly Members Meetings: Held every 1st Thursday of each month and includes: topical discussions, member presentations and guests speakers. The next meeting will be held on June 7th at the Bird of Paradise Restaurant on Brumalia Road in Mandeville, the guest speaker will be the new Supt. of Police Mr. Martin Bayliss.
Business Luncheons: Fund-raising luncheons are held quarterly and feature a special guest speaker. The luncheon offers tasty cuisine, networking opportunities for members and potential members in a stress-free atmosphere.
The next luncheon will be held at the Golf View Hotel in February 2007.
Town meetings: Held twice annually, to discuss community issues.
Forums and Seminars: Based on the needs of our members, the Chamber organises on its own or with partner entities forums, seminars and training courses to keep the membership informed of the opportunities that exist and general assistance available for challenges faced.
Closed to Crime Initiative (CTCI): The Chamber in conjunction with stakeholders within Manchester is embarking on a $10 Million Crime Plan Initiative to direct an attack on criminality in an effort to eradicate the scourge in Manchester.
Marcus Garvey Fair: Annually the Chamber leads the organization of the Marcus Garvey Fair at the Liberty Hall in the community of Resource in South Manchester in honour of our National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
The year’s activities was endorsed by the Jamaica National Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Trade in Africans Committee in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Trade in Africans and marks the 86th anniversary of Marcus Garvey's trip to Jamaica aboard his Blackstar Line ship and his first public appearance in Resource, to personally congratulate the community for their overwhelming support of the first black business to be publicly traded across the African Diaspora. This year’s event was held on August 5th.
Proceeds from the event will go toward the development of the Resource Basic School.
Operation Entrepreneurism: An ambitious programme of the Chamber is to fight crime and poverty in the parish of Manchester and we seeks to train 500 budding and existing entrepreneurs across the length and breadth of Manchester in partnership with the Northern Caribbean University’s Morris Entrepreneurial Centre and the Entrepreneurial Skills Development Unit of the HEART Trust.
Annual Awards Banquet:The banquet will be held on December 8, 2007. This exquisite end of year event will see the recognition of deserving members. This will be a major fundraiser for the Chamber.
Glimpses: The membership is kept informed of the Chamber’s activities by our e-newsletter, ‘Glimpses’, which is published monthly
Not too long after the new Executive of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce (MCOC) was duly elected in November 2006, there was consensus that despite the various areas and issues of concern for which the Chamber would need to address, there was consensus for a main theme, a main drive, a single powerful focused effort for the Chamber in this administrative year.
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